Steuber ranks Earl Thomas Seattle’s top young prospect, followed by Russell Okung, Kam Chancellor, Richard Sherman and Bruce Irvin rounding out his top five.

Here’s what Steuber has to say about Thomas:

“After a great rookie campaign in 2010, Thomas continued to build up his resume in 2011 and earned his first Pro Bowl berth. Recognized as one of the NFL’s best safeties, Thomas has just scratched the surface.”

Chris Burke of Sports Illustrated gives Seattle a B-minus grade in offseason grades for every team, and said that Jason Jones could be the team’s most important pick-up this offseason.

Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times writes that with Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks fans will always fear the unknown: “He's not a bad dude. He has tremendous football character (great teammate, hard worker, humble). But Lynch has yet to show that he can stay out of his own way. The Seahawks will never lose sleep worrying about Lynch's competitiveness. Problem is, they're already awake fretting over how he occupies his time when he's not carrying a football.”

ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. writes that Seattle’s offensive line has to stay healthy and play up to its potential, and says Alabama inside linebacker C.J. Mosley makes some sense in next year’s draft in his audit of the NFC West. You must be an ESPN Insider to view this.

About the Seahawks Insider Blog

Gregg Bell joined The News Tribune in July 2014. Bell had been the director of writing for the University of Washington's athletic department for four years. He was the senior national sports writer in Seattle for The Associated Press from 2005-10, covering the Seahawks in their first Super Bowl season and beyond. He's also been The Sacramento Bee's beat writer on the Oakland Athletics and Raiders. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and a 2000 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.